What a week of racing that was ! There was something for everyone this week with harriers racing on track, trail and road over distances from 3k to over 100 miles.
Portaferry 10m and Relay Tue 19th July
A warm and humid Portaferry evening saw the return of the popular 10m road race after a 2 year absence. Around 200 runners took part, amongst them four harriers. Gareth Lyons took 5th place overall and 1st in the M45 category in 56:37. Full results:
| Pos | Athlete | Cat | Time | Note |
| 5 | Gareth Lyons | M45 | 0:56:37 | 1st M45 |
| 38 | Ryan Armstrong | M35 | 1:08:25 | |
| 74 | Helen F Weir | W50 | 1:16:43 | |
| 93 | Greg McClure | M65 | 1:20:36 |
Donaghadee 5k Wed 20th July
With proceeds from this race going to support the Air Ambulance, a big field of 300 runners competed around the marina, starting and finishing near the lighthouse. Jason Reid represented NBH, running his first race of the year to complete in 26:59.
Dave Clarke Mile Extravaganza Wed 20th July
Wimbledon Park Stadium in London was the venue for an evening of fast mile racing on Wednesday evening. In the elite race, Andrew Milligan ran 4:04.55 to take 6th place in a classy field where the top 2 runners both broke the famous 4-minute mile barrier.
Annadale Striders Evening of 3000m Races Fri 22nd July
Mary Peters track was the venue on Friday evening for a series of 3k races promoted by Annadale Striders. A total of 11 NBH athletes competed with a number of fast times achieved. Congratulations to Brendan McCambridge who won race 2, Roise Roberts, runner up in race 5, and Gareth Lyons, runner up in race 3. Full results were:
| Race | Posn | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | 13 | Laurence Johnston | 11:07.91 |
| 2 | 1 | Brendan McCambridge | 9:25.67 |
| 2 | 7 | Colin McDowell | 9:37.48 |
| 3 | 2 | Gareth Lyons | 9:07.07 |
| 3 | 8 | James Trainor | 9:16.60 |
| 4 | 10 | Michael McKillop | 9:33.44 |
| 5 | 2 | Roise Roberts | 9:55.71 |
| 5 | 10 | April Clarke | 10:37.91 |
| 6 | 7 | Cathaoir Purvis | 8:40.60 |
| 6 | 11 | Peter McGarry | 8:49.36 |
| 6 | 13 | Fionntan Campbell | 9:05.92 |
Highlander Last One Standing Sat 23rd July
Blair Atholl castle estate near Pitlochry in Scotland was the venue for the Highlander last one standing/backyard ultra on Saturday. This was the 4th and final LOS event of the home international series with Team Ireland, Team England and Team Scotland all hoping to win the overall series. Starting at midday on Saturday the competitors had to complete a 4.16 mile loop (with about 140 metres of ascent/descent) every hour to remain in the race. Conditions were not ideal with heavy rain and thunderstorms especially during Saturday night creating large puddles and turning some of the grassy parts of the route into something more at home in a cross country race ! As time wore on and athletes started to drop out the team competition was becoming very close but at the 24hr/100 mile mark Team Ireland still had 5 athletes competing, at which point 4 Scottish and 3 English athletes remained. In the end Team Ireland ran out clear series winners with Team Scotland 23 loops behind in second place. Harrier Greg McClure was a member of Team Ireland; Greg ran 26 loops in 26 hours for a personal total of 108.33 miles.
We Run Wild NI Midnight Marathon/Half marathon Sat 23rd July
Starting and finishing in Carrickfergus at midnight on Saturday night, this event offered races over both the half and full marathon distance. Both courses were predominantly on trails, lanes, forest paths and rural roads and gave runners spectacular night views of Belfast Lough. Navigating by means of a ‘roadbook’ and no other signage added to the fun of the challenge. Sandy Carr completed the half marathon in 2:42:52.
Tri Tyrone 70.3 Triathlon Sat 23rd July
This race incorporated the Triathlon Ireland National Championships. Harrier Sam Carr turned in a commendable performance to finish runner up in his category.
Hillsborough Castle Running Festival Sun 24th July
The Hillsborough Castle Running Festival offered 5k, 10k, and half marathon races, each starting and finishing within the grounds of the beautiful Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. The club was represented in both the 10k and half marathon. Congratulations to Adam Smyth who was first home in the half marathon and Arran Rutledge who took runners up spot. The full results were:
| Half marathon | ||||
| Pos | Name | Chip Time | Category | Cat Pos |
| 1 | ADAM SMYTH | 1:15:32 | Male | 1 |
| 2 | ARRAN RUTLEDGE | 1:23:08 | V45 | 1 |
| 45 | SIMON THOMPSON | 1:40:18 | V40 | 8 |
| 377 | PHILIP MCILWRATH | 2:23:49 | V45 | 35 |
| 10k | ||||
| Pos | Name | Chip Time | Category | Cat Pos |
| 169 | KARLENE GRAHAM | 00:56:13 | V35 | 10 |
| 310 | CHERYL SHAW | 01:01:19 | V35 | 26 |
| 410 | EADAOIN KELLY | 01:07:23 | V35 | 38 |
| 434 | PHILOMENA DONALDSON | 01:10:38 | V60 | 7 |
| 494 | ALISON DICKSON | 01:21:51 | V50 | 31 |
| 496 | ALUN ROLPH | 01:26:04 | V45 | 22 |
| 507 | ITA WEIR | 01:33:55 | V50 | 34 |
| 508 | ROBBIE SPEERS | 01:33:56 | Male | 77 |
parkrun
Members of NBH ran at 17 different parkrun events on Saturday and the full results were:
| Waterworks parkrun, Belfast 23/07/2022 #547 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 5 | David CURRAN | 156 | 78.04% | 19:12 | PB 18:33 |
| 6 | Ian KEYS | 124 | 66.61% | 19:28 | PB 18:05 |
| 9 | Simon REEVE | 276 | 70.07% | 20:23 | PB 17:48 |
| 13 | Thomas MCLAUGHLIN | 243 | 66.88% | 21:02 | PB 19:14 |
| 20 | Dara CASSIDY | 14 | 63.04% | 22:30 | PB 22:17 |
| 22 | Fionnuala O’HARE | 221 | 65.10% | 22:44 | PB 21:07 |
| 23 | Una MCCONNELL | 40 | 69.82% | 22:45 | PB 21:07 |
| 26 | Joseph GALLAGHER | 35 | 72.30% | 22:59 | PB 20:50 |
| 33 | Seamus LEHENY | 269 | 59.30% | 23:55 | PB 19:31 |
| 40 | Paul WILLIAMS | 383 | 64.31% | 24:31 | PB 20:23 |
| 42 | Thomas COY | 35 | 61.61% | 24:50 | PB 20:34 |
| 43 | Dermot COY | 41 | 56.20% | 24:51 | PB 20:31 |
| 53 | Jack CARBERRY | 311 | 79.13% | 25:57 | PB 21:14 |
| 59 | Orán STEELE | 45 | 54.72% | 26:30 | PB 24:22 |
| 66 | Lyle CARLETON | 217 | 59.07% | 26:55 | PB 21:22 |
| 68 | Tony REID | 519 | 58.40% | 27:00 | PB 21:50 |
| 73 | Maurice PALMER | 119 | 60.02% | 27:11 | PB 23:11 |
| 75 | Jim CLINTON | 524 | 59.28% | 27:18 | PB 21:37 |
| 85 | Sabrina NULTY | 33 | 56.22% | 27:59 | PB 24:02 |
| 87 | Thomas Peter NORTON | 75 | 49.91% | 28:11 | PB 24:50 |
| 127 | Stella HARRISON | 377 | 65.00% | 30:17 | PB 26:03 |
| 140 | Anthony STEELE | 54 | 42.52% | 31:52 | PB 21:24 |
| 142 | Martin MCLARNON | 61 | 44.93% | 32:03 | PB 29:42 |
| 145 | Gillian RODEN | 119 | 47.80% | 32:11 | PB 26:14 |
| 149 | Margaret STEPHENS | 336 | 58.90% | 33:25 | PB 28:23 |
| 152 | Grainne STEPHENS | 108 | 43.98% | 33:39 | PB 29:16 |
| 157 | Paul ARMSTRONG | 22 | 44.88% | 34:32 | PB 26:07 |
| 168 | Philomena DONALDSON | 272 | 53.62% | 37:48 | PB 27:50 |
| 169 | Bernadette DUFFY | 275 | 53.45% | 37:55 | PB 29:29 |
| 175 | Denis LOUGHRAN | 175 | 49.16% | 40:51 | PB 35:00 |
| 179 | Denise RAINEY | 124 | 39.90% | 41:31 | PB 34:48 |
| 186 | Michelle HARKLEY | 68 | 35.08% | 44:51 | PB 36:39 |
| Navan parkrun 23/07/2022 #274 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 19 | Kieran CALLAGHAN | 159 | 53.75% | 25:46 | PB 23:18 |
| Gunnersbury parkrun 23/07/2022 #479 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 243 | Glenn BEATTIE | 35 | 43.41% | 29:43 | First Timer! |
| Belfast Victoria parkrun 23/07/2022 #516 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 34 | Nicky HAGAN | 20 | 60.15% | 21:55 | PB 21:26 |
| 93 | Paul JENKINS | 77 | 54.74% | 26:44 | PB 18:01 |
| Ecos parkrun, Ballymena 23/07/2022 #440 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 72 | Brian STEWART | 128 | 63.47% | 27:47 | PB 21:53 |
| Falls parkrun, Belfast 23/07/2022 #431 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 10 | Ray CAMERON | 203 | 61.36% | 23:28 | PB 20:54 |
| Citypark parkrun, Craigavon 23/07/2022 #435 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 1 | Colin MCDOWELL | 182 | 84.25% | 17:47 | PB 16:35 |
| 14 | Declan LIGGETT | 2 | 62.10% | 20:56 | New PB! |
| Clermont Waterfront parkrun 23/07/2022 #388 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 21 | Diane TAYLOR | 28 | 67.08% | 22:56 | PB 22:14 |
| 27 | Andrew TAYLOR | 18 | 58.21% | 23:27 | PB 22:59 |
| 33 | Emma TAYLOR | 17 | 61.68% | 24:32 | First Timer! |
| Ormeau parkrun 23/07/2022 #396 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 25 | Matthew CARLETON | 87 | 62.47% | 20:39 | New PB! |
| Armagh parkrun 23/07/2022 #381 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 2 | Aaron RUSH | 49 | 68.07% | 19:03 | PB 18:46 |
| Carrickfergus parkrun 23/07/2022 #352 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 21 | Drew KNOX | 311 | 65.79% | 24:36 | PB 19:24 |
| 58 | Philip MCILWRATH | 283 | 45.79% | 31:42 | PB 26:44 |
| Valley parkrun, Newtownabbey 23/07/2022 #346 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 1 | Hugo REILLY | 9 | 70.86% | 19:20 | PB 18:19 |
| Colin Glen parkrun 23/07/2022 #261 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 55 | Eadaoin KELLY | 230 | 29.97% | 49:53 | PB 27:58 |
| Falcarragh parkrun 23/07/2022 #260 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 11 | John Gerard MURPHY | 510 | 64.69% | 23:22 | PB 19:08 |
| Orangefield parkrun 23/07/2022 #139 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 11 | Peter DOLAN | 112 | 58.06% | 23:10 | First Timer! |
| Edgbaston Reservoir parkrun 23/07/2022 #48 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 10 | Conor O’RAWE | 177 | 70.88% | 18:12 | First Timer! |
| Dunleath Playing Fields parkrun 23/07/2022 #18 | |||||
| Pos | parkrunner | parkruns | Age Grade | Time | Comment |
| 34 | Jason REID | 145 | 42.44% | 31:04 | First Timer! |
